Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-05
WHAT lxvALIDs nav EAT.
I A Family Doctor In Cassell's Family
Magazine for February.

"a Family Doctor In Cassell's Family
Magazine for FebruAry.J
Now. q word or two more about solid
food; and 1rst come eees, hrst in rank,
because they contain everything neoas-
sAry for nutrition, and are, II properly
cooked, easy Of digestion. though Be Il
remembered they cause bilionaness even
10 the healthy II partaken Of TOO freely.
We have as q good combination raw
eggs beaten well And added 10 milk, to
tea, 10 beef tea, 70 mutton or chicken
tea, or 10 broth.
A raw eRg. u u can be swallowed,
viii Often be retained when nothing
else could be.
Need I say that eggs for invalids--
and everybody else-ahOuld be positive
y and truly neW laidf These are not
always easily atteinable IN towns.
Oustard is Q delicious form IN which
TO serve eeRa.
Poachsd eeR is good, bat rather IN
aipid. Omelsss are better, either sweet
OF eavoKy.
So many kinds Of pnddinQs are there
that u Is difhoalt 10 name the best. Bat
in this matter Of padding, II 10 be or.
deged By the doctor, think the patient
might &c well be consulted. Perhaps he
uill say tapioea or sae0i IN either eaes
be has made q very wise ckoice. Bread
and-buieeF padding. ! think, should
stand higher than it does, 0sly IL Is
made in sueh 9 variety OF ways, some
good. sens bad. aud oftensover-done.
Rice puddine requires some care 20
make it really tasty and digestible, and
ON the whole am not Ia favor Of it.
/ ahoald not emit 30 mestion q dtsh
that Will Be rev 10 thousands Of my
readers. Nay, then. l will mention two,
nog that am about u. BOta are most
natrifious and delisieus, and both hail
from ~ayant the TWoed.n the hrst 10
called milk BROTH and consists Of
veil washed barley. boiled In nes milk.
The sseond goes b. the name Of milk
porridRe.S II is made il the same way
a. ordinary pofntga. Let the milk
come 10 the boil, having added q sui8-
cheney sf salt, then sprinkle IN the oat-
meai--A medium kiad, not leo hns-
and keep sprinklins aud stirring ell
thick. Is needs No extra boiling. Bat
u must not Be eaten TOO BOG rather TIE
reserse.
CARS fo9t jelly shoaId Be nade as
homs-a rssesgt eaa BE- had from any
ordinary cookery book.
Fish for inTalids should be boiled
gsatly boiled. and pFettiiy gaKnishsd
8ud psettily served; indeed, the more
neatly and s9estiy sch persons Fiands
are presented the more be wiil reiish
them and With greater heart aud hope
viii be eat Lst the Inca, then, Be
like snox; LEI the silver glitter And the
glasses sparklsi and II goa can throw
~ = 1sWer, % much the better.
Meats suon - beef and nation should
b most tender. Always bay thsm s1me
days before thsy are usnssd- Ihs
cooking oaGhf - be ths basf; % m.
aigktly spiashes Of gravy, nor extra
lamps Of fat ! have ssen the very
shsps aud sizs of beef steak dtzGast
an Invalid.
Cnanes u 70 BE- stadied. sna we ring
tbs changes on bsef, m1ti0n. fowls, par
isidgas or grease, er pheaaAni. and
ptgeo1A.
1hs potatoes are better mashsd--Vsfy
veil mashed; not . m8fsal a. BAG a. 3
pea sh0ald Fematn unbFaised-then
stirred With q hsiie sale and creamy
nilk tiil a. white as che driven snow.
Beansment skoald gnide TIE ooekinG,
~ veil - the arrAn9ment ~ she tray IN
which tie tuv4lld's meal 10 served.
A uond sboaf tea- Do not ~ Il Be
infnsed lenaex than thres minafss. then
peuE if OF inemsdiateiy into usooud
uaEm tsarDeis and - ssrss-